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5 Lectures on geology, c1879
Notes and text for five lectures on geology. Sir Archibald Geikie placed civilisation, religion and mythology in the context of geological development, looking at geolgical formations and the processes and materials involved in their creation.
Account of the 'Liasic district of Skye', 1853
An account of geolocical and natural history aspects of the Isle of Skye made by Sir Archibald Geikie, who visited there in 1853. References are made to the scenery, shale, limestone, coral and glacial formations amongst others.
Answers to queries, late 19th century
Answers to queries made by Sir Archibald Geikie on the form of clouds, dust wirlwinds, heights of British lakes, Petermann's drawings of vertical distribution of plants and the sea bed between Britain and Norway.
Applications in regard to Levelling Old Strand Lines in Scotland, 1900-1901
5 letters to Sir Archilbald Geikie, 1 each from Martin Alister Campbell Hinton (1883-1961) and Russell F Gwinnell, following Geikie's lecture to the Geologists' Association on 'Our Older Sea Margins', and 3 from John W Lime offering his services for further survey work around the coast of Scotland.
Archibald Geikie, correpondence
Bibliographic notes, 1890s-1900s
Rough bibliographical notes relating to Raised Beaches.
Booklet: 'Geographical Evolution', 1879
Printed booklet by Sir Archibald Geikie, entitled 'Geographical Evolution' and containing the text of a lecture given to the Royal Geographical Society on 24 March 1879 and taken from 'Proceedings of the Royal Society and Monthly Record of Geography', July 1879.
Boston lectures, c1879
The Boston lectures and other items series consists of:
- Text of lectures
- Notes for lectures
- Maps
Copy of letter to Alexander MacMillan from George Wilson and copy of letter to a cousin of George Wilson's from George Wilson, 16 September 1858, 03 December 1854
Copy of letter to Alexander MacMillan from George Wilson outlining the chapter headings for his 'Memoir of Edward Forbes' and copy of letter to a cousin of George Wilson's from George Wilson concerning the fate of Edward Forbes' soul.
Copy of letter to [Jessie Aitken Wilson] from Emily M Yelverton, 27 January 1860
Copy of letter to [Jessie Aitken Wilson] from Emily M Yelverton telling her that she does not sanction the completion of the 'Memoir of Edward Forbes' by Sir Archibald Geikie and asking for the return of all personal items which she had lent to the late George Wilson for the project.